COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bear Dance vs Missoula
PLACE A
Bear Dance, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Missoula, Montana
Bear Dance is 100% smaller than Missoula. Bear Dance earns more, with a median household income $14,340 higher. Missoula has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 2%).
BEAR DANCEMISSOULADIFFERENCE
Total population22078,903−100% vs Missoula
Population density792,266−2,187
Population growth2.2%10.0%−7.9 pts
Median age54.634.7+19.9
Male48.2%48.9%−0.8 pts
Female51.8%51.1%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born3.2%2.9%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.4%84.7%−18.4 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other33.6%8.0%+25.7 pts
Median household income$84,732$70,392+$14,340
Per capita income$83,550$44,227+$39,323
Poverty rate19.5%11.8%+7.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5690.466+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher70.7%53.0%+17.7 pts
Graduate degree37.4%20.7%+16.7 pts
Unemployment rate13.1%3.8%+9.3 pts
Labor force participation55.5%72.0%−16.6 pts
Median home value$833,300$473,100+$360,200
Median gross rent–$1,189–
Owner-occupied86.2%47.0%+39.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate60.8%6.4%+54.4 pts
Rent-burdened households66.7%48.0%+18.6 pts
Average commute21.815.8+6.0
Worked from home57.8%15.2%+42.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured21.4%6.1%+15.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024